Compartment freight car



Patented NOWQQ, i927. v

ALFRED H. SMITH, OF CHAPPQUA, NEW YORK; MADE EMERY SMITH AND EMERY HQLLAND SMITH, EXECUTORS. OF ALFRED HOLLAND SMTH, ,'DECEASED, AS- SIGNORS T0 THE LESS CARIDAD LOTSCOMPANY, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

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Application filed December 21, 1921. Serial No. 524,031.

The object of niy invention is to provide a carrieradapted to receive a plurality ofv freight containers, and means on the lcarrier to hold the freight containers against rocking and shifting relative to lthe carrier.

My invention consists of a carrier having bulkheads extending vertically from the platform of the carrier, containers having doors, and loaded on said carrier with theA doors adjacent to said bulkheads, whereby length thereof, hut does not extend-to the4 is clearlyy the door cannot be opened while the container is ron the carrier; and spacing elements and abutments on the carrier and containers preventing the containers from rock- 5 ing and shifting relative to each other and to the carrier.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of a carrier with containers mounted thereon, the carrier and containers being broken away,

Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of the carrier, and two Containers, parts in section and parts broken away, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the carrier in a plane between the two adjacent contain-ers. l

The reference nuineral l designates the carrier, havingla platform 2, and side Walls S'extending a substantial distanceabove the platform 2. 'Ille carrier has end Walls similar to the side walls 3, but said end walls are not shown in the drawings.

The side walls are provided with an angle iron l, at the top edge thereof, which rigidies the side walls as is usual in ear construction. A lnilkhead 5 extending from side wall to side wall of the carrier is secured on the carrier at intervals throughout the top of the walls of the ear as shown in Figs. 2 and The side walls of the carrier are provide with wear plates G positioned at intervals throughout the length of 'the carrier', which wear plates 'are adapted to be engaged by the convex guides 7 on the walls of the container 8, whereby the containers are held against shifting transversely on the platform of the carrier. The containers 8 are provided with doors S, which doors are adjacent the hullcheads when the containers are in p-if'oper loaded position on the ear with the bullihcads extending above the bottoni edge ofthe doors of the containers.

By the terni bulkhead7 l refer to the side 55 and end walls of the ear as well as the bulkheads positioned transverselyof the car intermediate its ends.

The casting 9 is secured to the side Wall 3 with its outer end projecting slightly be-` yond the horizontal liange of the angle iron et, through which projecting endan abutnient l() is hinged as at 1l. The portion 12 of theV abutment, when said abutment is in operative position, rests upon the top base ofthe angle iron, and is locked in that p0- sition by means of a hasp 13 secured to the angle iron 4, the hasp being locked in position by means of the pin l It will be seen clearly from Fig. 3 that the 70 abutment 10 extends downwardly a material distance so as to form the shoulder l5*L which lies against the side wall structure of the car when in the position shown in'F ig. 3,

thereby adding considerable weight to the operator should forget to'position the hasp .39

to hold the abutment in its operative posi- `tion, which is an important feature, inasmuch as operators are extremely careless in utilizing provided fastening means.'

I provide the containerswith guiding elements 15, which are of the same construction as the guiding elements 7 and are adapted to'engage the transverse abutment 5.

When the container is being loaded on the car, the guides 7 engage the top edge of the 90 walls of the car to properly direct the container into its position on the ear andas the container is lowered into position, the

' guides 7 and 1.5 engage the wear plate and the transverse abutment 5 respectively. 95

The ahutmcnts 10 are then swung into position within the carrier between the adjacent walls of two containers as is clearly shown in Figure l, whereby'the containers are held from shifting transversely on the carrier,

and are held from shifting longitudinally of the carrier, and also held against rocking.

rl`he abutments 10, when in the position shown in Fig. 3, are locked in that position by means of the `hasp 13, which is placed over and secured by means of the pin l14.

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It is obvious that some changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with' a carrier having a platform, bulkheads extending vertically of containers each having a door, and adapted to be loaded on said platform with their doors adjacent said bulkheads, said bulkheads extending above the bottom edge of said doors whereby the doors cannot be opened while the containers are on the platform. and spacing elements carried by the bulkheads and adapted to be projected between walls of two adjacent containers to hold the containers against shifting and rocking on the platform.

2. The combination with a carrier Ahaving a platform and bulkheads extending vertically from said platform, of a series of movable abutments extending inwardly from the top of some of said bulkheads at intervals throughout the .length of the carrier to hold containers on the platform against shifting and rocking.

3. The combination with a carrier having a platform and bulkheads extending verticallyffrom `said platform, a series of abutments pivotally secured to some of said bulkheads and adapted to extend inwardly from the bulkheads and adapted to function as spacing elements for containers and hold them against shifting and rocking on the platform.

4. The combination with a carrier having a platform and bulkheads extending vertically from said platform, a series of abutments pivotally secured to some of said bulkh'eads and adapted to extend inwardly fronr the bulk-heads and adapted to function as spacing elements for containers and hold them against shifting and rocking on the platform, and means to limit the downward movementl of the spacing elements.

5. The combination with a carrier having a platform and bulkheads extending vertically from said platform, a series of abutments pivotally secured to some of said bull;- heads and adapted to extend inwardly from the bulkheads and adapted to function as spacing elements for containers and hold them against shifting and rocking lon the platform, and means to lock the spacing elements in their operative position.

6. The combination with a carrier having a platform and bulkhea'ds extending vertically from the platform, an angle lron secured to the top of the bulkheads, castings secured at the top of the bulkheads and extending slightly beyond the top member thereof, a spacing abutment hinged to said casting and adapted to rest on said angle iron and project into the carrier between adjacent walls of two containers on the carrier and hold the containers against shifting and rockin" on said platform, and means to hold the abutments m their normal operative position.

7. The combination with a carrier having a platform and bulkheads extending vertlcally from the platform, angle irons secured to the top of the bulkheads, castings secured at the top of the bulkheads and extending slightly beyond the top member thereof, a spacing abutment hinged to said casting and adapted to rest on each angle iron an project into the carrier between adjacent walls of two containers on the carrier and hold the containers against shifting and rocking on said platform, and a hasp and pin to hold the abutments in their normal operative position.

8. The combination with a carrier having a platform and bulkheads extending vertically from said platform, of a series of counter-balanced abutments adapted to extend inwardly from some of said bulkheads at intervals throughout the length of the carrier to hold containers on the platform against shifting and rocking.

9. In combination, a substantially rectangular support, a plurality of containers each having a length approximately equal to the width of the support. said containers bein positioned side by side on the floor of sai support, a door in the end of each of said containers, and a longitudinal upstanding flange at the edge of said support, the top edges of said flange lying above the bottom of said doors, whereby the doors are locked so long as the container remains on the support.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

ALFRED H. SMITH.

DISCLAIMER 1,650,66.-Atf1"ed H. Smith, Chappaqua, N. Y. COMPARTMENT FREIGHT CAR. Patent dated November 29, 1927 Disclaimer filed March 9, 1936, by the assignee, The Less Oarloact Lots Company; The L. O'. L. Corporation, exclusive licensee, consenting. Hereby enters this disclaimer to claim 9 in said speccaton. [Octal Gazette March 31, 1936.] 

